Economic Profile
Governor: Jerry Brown, Democrat
Population: 39,144,818
GDP growth: 4.1 percent
Unemployment rate (May 2016): 5.2 percent
Top corporate tax rate: 8.84 percent
Top individual income tax rate: 12.3 percent
Gasoline tax: 58.83 cents/gallon
Bond rating/outlook: Aa3, stable
Major private employers: Kaiser Permanente, Apple
Economic profile sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence